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The Kappa In Japanese Folklore

Kappas are legendary creatures that inhabit the rivers and waterways of Japan. They have beaked noses, shells on their back and a depression on their heads that holds water. Kappa are mischievous troublemakers. Their pranks range from the relatively innocent, such as loudly passing gas or looking up women's kimonos, to the more troublesome such as drowning swimmers and eating children. They feed on their victims by sucking their liver though their anus. They love cucumbers and if you write your name on a cucumber and throw it in the river, the kappa may be appeased by your gift and allow you to swim in peace.

We mixed the bacon grease with peanut butter. Somewhere I read the peanut butter is good for birds, but it's sticky so mixing it with some sort of grease makes it easier for the bird to eat. It's rather disgusting

Spread on the bagels.

Dip the bagels in birdseed

Tie ribbons for hanging. This was not a good idea--we should have tied the ribbons on first. Very messy and gooey. I hope the birds appreciate our efforts.

Hanging them outside on the tree

It might have been better to hang them somewhere that wasn't so close to the street, I'm afraid the frequent passing cars may keep the birds away. But this is the only tree in our yard with branches low enough to easily hang things. Maybe these urban birds will be tough enough that they won't be deterred when there is food involved.

And with this project I've exhausted my supply of winter activities and it's only January...

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That does look sticky!
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